What is NSAC's Cooperative Learning Network?
The NSAC Cooperative Learning Network is a live, interactive webinar, and you can attend from any location with internet and/or telephone access. NSAC members can attend an unlimited number of CLNs at no charge!

Who presents the information for one of these courses?
Each Cooperative Learning Network will have one or more speakers who are recognized experts on the topic. CLNs typically include a Q&A session where participants can ask questions live or by chat.

CPE CreditsThe National Society of Accountants for Cooperatives (NSAC) is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org.

Delivery Method: Group-Live.

CLN Policies
Refunds for CLNs are not provided. Member registrants, if unable to participate, will be provided with a link to the PODCast. Note PODCasts are not eligible for CPE credit.

What does my registration include?
Your registration includes long-distance charges for the audio portion and log-in to the video presentation. All handouts and presentation files are downloadable and may be printed out or saved to the participant's computer once they are logged in to the course meeting room. Sessions include one Certificate of Attendance. Certificates for additional participants are $10.00 each.

Why NSAC Cooperative Learning Networks?

Fast.
No wasted time. Get right to the heart of the matter in a course designed to easily fit into your busy schedule.

Convenient.
No travel. No time out of the office. Listen and follow along from the comfort and convenience of your desk, device or conference room.

Easy.
A computer, device and/or telephone are all the equipment you need.

CLNs are ideal for multiple attendees. Registrants may use a monitor and speakers/speakerphone and invite others to participate - at no extra cost to you. Additional attendees seeking CPE credit for viewing the session will incur a $10 fee per certificate request.

Affordable.
NSAC Cooperative Learning Networks are free for members and available to non members at a fraction of the cost of travel and attendance fees for other high-priced conferences or seminars.

For more information contact the National Office at 937-222-6707 or email to: info@nsacoop.org

No advanced preparation or prerequisites are required for this course.

Course DescriptionYou gotta die to get your equity in a Co-op! Ever heard that? Make you mad? If you're concerned about how to manage your Cooperative's allocated equity, you should plan to participate in this program. Theory says that those who own the Cooperative should also be the ones who use the Cooperative.

In your Cooperative, is there an alignment of users with owners? Or do you have a number of former members who continue to own the Cooperative because it is unable to redeem the allocated equity of those former members?

We will discuss capital structure and how your Cooperative should consider managing its accounting of patronage earnings, and why it is important to manage the expectations of the members and patrons of your Cooperative. All this and more! Bring your questions too because we will address issues that have probably been bugging you for a long time.

Mr. Dahlgren's practice is augmented by nine years of hands-on experience working with cooperatives as a loan officer for the St. Paul Bank for Cooperatives and a business services manager for the CENEX / Land O'Lakes joint venture.

In addition to serving on the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives' Legal, Tax and Accounting Committees, Mr. Dahlgren is a member of the National Society of Accountants for Cooperatives, the American Agricultural Law Association, and the Agricultural Law Section of the American Bar Association. He is also active in state co-op federations, such as the Minnesota Association of Cooperatives and the Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives, and is an advisory committee member for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Center for Cooperatives.

Mr. Dahlgren is the editor of SCOOP, a newsletter published by the National Society of Accountants for Cooperatiaves that is directed to small cooperatives. He has also authored several cooperative publications.

Joel is a graduate of University of Minnesota and obtained his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin.

Lawrence J. Romuald, Vice President, Finance with Cooperative Resources International has 33 years of experience with cooperatives. Larry was Board-elected as Vice President of Finance and Treasurer of 21st Century Genetics from 1989 to 1993 and Cooperative Resources International from 1993 to present. He has been employed for 20 years with CRI and its predecessor organizations. Prior to that time, he spent 12 years with Morning Glory Farms, a milk processing cooperative, as a Cost Accountant and Controller.

Larry holds a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Managerial Accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. He is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Wisconsin. His professional affiliations include past president of the Institute of Management Accountants, past president of the National Society of Accountants for Cooperatives, and he was recently elected as the NSAC National Director for the Great Lakes Chapter.

Larry has been a member of the NSAC Accounting and Auditing Committee and has participated in a research project identifying accounting standards for both domestic and international cooperatives.

For more information regarding this series or administrative policies such as complaint and refund, please contact the NSAC National offices, 136 S. Keowee St., Dayton, OH 45402, 937-222-6707, email: info@nsacoop.org

The National Society of Accountants for Cooperatives (NSAC) is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org

The National Society of Accountants for Cooperatives (NSAC) is a professional society, comprised of approximately 2,000 individual members actively involved with the financial management and planning of cooperative business.